There are 9 ways to get from Waterville to Ithaca by bus (Flixbus), bus, train, car, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Colby College Museum of Art to Boston, MA - South Stationbus Waterville
- Take the bus from Boston to Ithacabus FlixBus 2691
12h 33m$93–144Bus via Waterville
cheapest- Take the bus from Waterville to Bostonbus Greyhound US0265s
- Take the bus from Boston to Ithacabus FlixBus 2691
13h 28m$83–150Bus, train
- Take the bus from Colby College Museum of Art to Boston, MA - South Stationbus
- Take the train from Boston to Utica Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Utica Bus Stop to Ithacabus
15h 53m$126–237Drive 463 mi
- Drive from Waterville to Ithacacar 463 mi
9h 56m$85–122Fly Augusta State Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, bus
- Fly from Augusta State Airport (AUG) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane AUG - SYR
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ithacabus
7h 57m$168–676Bus, train via Portland
- Take the bus from Augusta Transportation Center to Portland Transportation Centerbus
- Take the train from Portland to Bostontrain
- Take the train from Boston to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ithacabus
17h 24m$188–378Bus to Portland, fly to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Waterville to City of Portlandbus
- Fly from Portland (PWM) to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)plane PWM - ITH
11h 47m$98–519Bus to Bangor, fly to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Waterville to Bangor Park & Ridebus
- Fly from Bangor (BGR) to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)plane BGR - ITH
12h 8m$86–454Taxi to Rockland, fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Waterville to Rockland (RKD)taxi
- Fly from Rockland (RKD) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane RKD - SYR
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ithacabus
9h 39m$273–1,097
Augusta State Airport (AUG) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Waterville to Ithaca is to bus via Waterville which costs $80 - $150 and takes 13h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Waterville to Ithaca is to fly and bus which takes 7h 57m and costs $160 - $700.
The distance between Waterville and Ithaca is 569 miles. The road distance is 465.7 miles.
The best way to get from Waterville to Ithaca without a car is to bus which takes 12h 33m and costs $90 - $150.
It takes approximately 12h 33m to get from Waterville to Ithaca, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Waterville to Ithaca is 466 miles. It takes approximately 9h 56m to drive from Waterville to Ithaca.
There are 71+ hotels available in Ithaca.
What companies run services between Waterville, ME, USA and Ithaca, NY, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Waterville to Ithaca via Colby College Museum of Art, Boston, MA - South Station, and Boston in around 12h 33m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Augusta State Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Boston, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Portland to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Portland to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via Newark, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Bangor to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via Newark, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Augusta State Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Boston, New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Portland to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from Bangor to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Rockland to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Boston, New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Augusta State Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Augusta State Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Boston, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Rockland to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–900
Flights from Rockland to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Boston, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Augusta State Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Rockland to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Utica Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Boston to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- info@concordcoachlines.com
- Website
- concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Colby College Museum of Art to Boston, MA - South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Augusta Transportation Center to Portland Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Utica Bus Stop to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Waterville to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Waterville to City of Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Waterville to Bangor Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Augusta Transportation Center to Portland Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $13–45
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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